§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the basis on which(a) the £300 million for winter pressures in the NHS and (b) the £500 million additional NHS funding announced in the Budget were allocated between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [36149]
§ Mr. Darling[holding answer 25 March 1998]: £190 million of the £300 million allocated for winter pressures in the NHS was divided up according to the long standing Barnett formula. A further £80 million was allocated directly to the Department of Health to meet specific pressures in England. The remainder was found by the Department of Health through administrative savings.
All of the £500 million additional NHS funding announced in the Budget was divided up in accordance with the Barnett formula.
These amounts are in addition to the £1.2 billion that the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Budget in July 1997 which were also allocated in accordance with the Barnett formula.